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WorksheetsMedia Revision
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
Are there limits on free speech?
Yes
No
What is an example of censorship?
Singing the National Anthem
Removing curse words from a song
Making a meme
Giving a live presentation
Which form of government uses censorship to limit what its citizens can see/do/read?
Democracy
Authoritarian
Confederate
Unitary
What qualities make good investigative journalism?
Analytical and organized
Seeking truth
Concealment of facts
There is not too much control over the books, films, plays and other public performances that people can enjoy.
Democracy
Dictatorship
What does BBC stand for?
British Broadcasting Corporation
Beans Bacon Cheese
British Broadcasting Company
Billy's Best Crackers
Where does the majority of the UK population view the news?
Newspapers
Dom's Laptop
Social Media
BBC News @ 6
Which selection of countries do not have free press due to censorship?
South Korea, England, US
UK, France, Spain
China, North Korea, Syria
Germany, Australia, China
Why is a free press considered important in a democratic society?
It allows the government to control the information citizens receive.
It helps in uncovering and reporting hidden truths to the public.
It restricts the publication of relevant information.
It only publishes entertainment news.
What is one of the limitations placed on the press to prevent harm?
They are encouraged to publish all government secrets.
They can freely defame any individual to increase sales.
They are not allowed to deliberately publish libel or defamation that puts lives at risk.
They must only report on international news.
What role does the media play in setting the public agenda?
It limits public awareness to only government-approved topics.
It acts as a gatekeeper, deciding what information is important for the public.
It avoids reporting on controversial issues.
It focuses solely on celebrity news.
What is the role of investigative journalists?
Investigate wrong doing
Give their opinion in a weekly column
Report on the factual news
Appear on TV to provide analysis
What can happen if the media only entertains but does not inform?
People might not be aware of important events
People will become too smart
People will only want to do homework
People will stop watching movies
What does the term "bias" mean?
Something said backwards. The answer is in the name bias which is "said" backwards.
Is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favor that person or thing.
An announcement, often one that is written and official.
The quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous.
What does the term "censorship" mean?
The right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government.
Making something seem larger, more important,better or worse, than it really is.
The changing or the suppression or prohibition of speech or writing that is deemed subversive of the common good.
The use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
What does the term "free press" mean?
The right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government.
Making something seem larger, more important,better or worse, than it really is.
The changing or the suppression or prohibition of speech or writing that is deemed subversive of the common good.
Something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists, or about which there is information.
What does the term "fake news" mean?
The changing or the suppression or prohibition of speech or writing that is deemed subversive of the common good.
Something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists, or about which there is information.
False stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or other media, usually created to influence others.
The right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government.
What does the term "social media" mean?
A newspaper with pages of a size larger than those of a tabloid.
A literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule.
Communications on the Internet (such as on websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos).
Is the job of collecting news and writing about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.
What does the term "propaganda" mean? Select two options.
Is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favor that person or thing.
A literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule. The main aim of which is to purely entertain the audience.
Information, ideas, opinions or images, that are used to spread information that deliberately tries to influence public opinion.
An image or recording that has been convincingly altered and manipulated to misrepresent someone as doing or saying something that was not actually done or said
What does broadcast media mean?
What does print media mean?
Newspapers
Magazines
Books
Journals
Snapchat
TikTok
BBC News at 6
Film
Radio
Podcasts
